 |
| "I think I'm gonna be ill!" - Me watching this, last Thursday.
|
So things didn't go how we wanted them to down by the bay. Am I terribly surprised? That'd be a lie, your honor. As much as I wanted to take a hot yoga class with Pete Carroll and Phil Jackson and believe that eminating positive energy would help free the 'Hawks of their divisional road shackles, I always knew in the back of my head that this game was an uphill battle. Only, it wasn't! The game was there for the taking and I guess that's what leaves me with this bitter taste in my mouth. I'm talkin the dog in this commercial type bitter...
So what went wrong? Well, the running backs and receivers must've watched an NFL Films season review of the 2004 Seahawks. I must admit they paid great tribute to Darrell Jackson, Koren Robinson, and co. They were surely watching with great pride. Key drop after key drop, one of the worst things to sit through and watch as a fan. Luckily this hasn't been a problem all season, so we'll see if these guys can get a quick case of alzheimer's and forget about it. Other things that sucked...
- Nothing more disheartening than watching the Niners pound the ball on us at will. Trap play after trap play, their OLine were treating our defense the way Frankenstein treats children. Not a good look. To be fair though, the Niners OLine is outstanding. Mike Iupati especially looks the part of "Future All-Pro." Go Vandals! Okay, enough with the 49ers respect!
- I hate Ted Ginn so much or at least our inability to shut him down. Can we please stop this guy from running circles around us for once? Pretty please? I'm going to find a Ted Ginn 49ers card and burn it the next time these two play as some sort of sadistic voodoo ritual. Maybe that'll do the trick...
- Can we trade for Rocky Bernard and have him engulf Alex Smith in his belly again? Seriously, the only thing worse than losing to Alex friggin Smith would be...
- LOSING TO JIM HARBAUGH! I can't stand it! This HAS TO end in December at CenturyLink. Absolutely has to! I've never heard someone whine like Harbaugh... after a win! He talks about other teams like the Giants using their esteemed history and visability as a way to influence the officiating but how many times did I see Harbaugh bitch about a call only for the refs to pick up the flag? Multiple times! Now, to be fair, most of the times he was right with his arguements and the correct call ended up being made. However, I can only remember one instance where Pete Carroll lobbied for a flag to be picked up or a call reversed and it actually happening, and that was with replacement officials! What's almost worse than all of this is the NFL Network's obsession with showing Harbaugh's reactions instead of showing the damn game! Get over him! Rant over, for now...
- Everyone's given Darrell Bevell a lot of shit this season, myself included, so I'll keep it brief. He's got to improve with his playcalling the rest of the way if this team is going to go anywhere this season. If this team doesn't go anywhere this season, I'd seriously hope that PC/JS at least look in to a new offensive coordinator. Obviously, you don't want to "Alex Smith" Russell Wilson and feed him a new system and coordinator every season, but he's smart enough to handle it and if it's the only thing holding this team back, why not? It's all about fielding the best person/player at every position in the organization. I'm willing to see what Bevell can do the rest of the way but if the offense is holding this team back, it's time to part ways and look at someone like Hue Jackson or John Gruden (probably an unrealistic pipe dream but what the heck) as well as drafting some dynamic receivers in the early rounds of the upcoming draft. Let's see what happens though. I'm willing to give this one a "play it by ear" type of approach. Hopefully people step up...
-Oh, one last thing... not to sound like a broken record but MORE SIDNEY RICE AND ZACH MILLER, please... Thanks!
- Much like the Cards game, our defense couldn't stop any short passes or anything in the flats. I love this defense to death, literally, like I will die loving the 2012 Seahawks defense no matter when it is I die (please don't let it be during this season, to paraphrase the great Beano Cook... I've gotta see if the Hawks win the Super Bowl) BUT they do have their shortcomings, albeit small ones that can be fixed. Also, more forced turnovers would be nice...
Funny enough, that's really about it with the negatives from this game. Even though we lost 13-6 to a divisional rival, I'm not livid or through the roof after this one. You just knew, if you were being realistic, that this was going to be a tough one no matter how you sliced it. The reality of the matter is that the 49ers are slightly ahead of us but we did show a bunch of positives that tell me things won't last this way for too much longer. Here's a look at some of them...
- Marshawn Lynch has now eclipsed Ricky "Running" Watters as my favorite running back of all-time. Did you see him run through Dashon Goldson? He reversed Goldson's maturation as a man and sent him back to his days as a prepubscent little boy.
Kudos to fieldgulls.com for the GIF. Speaking of Field Gulls, you should probably check out Mike Chan's article profiling some of the science behind Marshawn Lynch abusing Dashon Goldson, here...
The Science Behind The Beast
I'm not a numbers guy at all, so I honestly didn't even look at any of the equations involved but I'm sure some of you out there are much sharper (but not as handsome) as I am and would have some fun with that. Also, there's plenty of cool pictures with arrows and stuff. Like John Madden meets John Nash.
But anyway, where was I? Oh yeah, back to Marshawn Lynch. I love the guy. If there were a biopic about Marshawn it's obvious that he'd have to be played by one of these 3 guys...
1) Liam Neeson
2) Denzel Washington
3) Ving Rhames
I'm leaning towards Liam becoming the Jackie Robinson of Hollywood and breaking through the color barrier on this one. How could you not love 'Beast Mode'? The guy is the consumate professional, likes to have fun off the field like a real f'n person and not some robot, and LOVES to dish out the pain on gameday. Let's face it, the NFL under Roger Goodell has become a soft, quasi-contact sport with an affinity towards pink accessories and work safety video-esque commercials geared towards making the NFL look like a game my 3 year old sister should try out for instead of a game played by weathered, reckless barbarians. In these dark times, it's refreshing to see the 'Hawks as one of the few "old school" type teams that will body slam you, shank you outside in the parking lot, win the game, steal your women, and empty out your fridge of it's contents while watching some porn on your PS3 (without deleting the history) on YOUR recliner in the process. Part of this image, a major part of it, starts with Marshawn Lynch and that is why I love the man in a completely bromantic sort of way.
- Awful boneheaded pick aside, Russell Wilson looked the part of a dude who wanted to win the friggin game. His pass catchers missed the short plane ride to San Fran but Russell looked poised and unaffected by the magnitude of the game. Even the interception, while admittedly a horrible decision and throw, can be excused away by the fact that it was basically an early punt. It also stopped us from having to probably witness another disheartening drop from Golden Tate. It's just a hunch, but I'm thinking Sunday might be another solid game from Russell in the mold of the Carolina game from earlier this season. Detroit's undisciplined defense can be exploited through play action and rollouts/bootlegs. Seems like the perfect opportunity for Russ. Make it happen, Bevell.
- $20 says that if the 'Hawks lose all the Wilson-bashing Flynn-lovers will come out of the woodwork screaming how Matt Flynn would've put up Gino Smith vs. Baylor type numbers in a 99-0 Seahawks victory. I'm convinced that some of these people don't even watch football or sports to see what happens but to instead try and predict what will happen and then say "I was right, you were wrong!" afterwards. That is the generation we currently live in... fuck we're screwed!
- This secondary is amazing. I still can't believe that just 2 years ago this was one of the worst units on the team and in the entire league. Kudos to everyone involved in scouting, drafting, and coaching these guys up to being THE BEST secondary in the NFL, not just the biggest.
- The Offensive Line did a pretty great job of holding off the 49ers defense, no pun intended. Although I'm sure Jim Harbaugh is probably reading this (ok let's be real there's no way he is or ever will) and lobbying to the NFL that this blog be shut down, immediately. Knowing Roger Goodell, I'm sure this blog WILL be shut down within an hour. It was nice knowing you all. All 3 of you. Did I mention that Russell Okung pancaked the shit out of Justin Smith?! No? Well, here it is! Kudos to Hawkblogger on this gif...
Ahhh, good times! At least if this NFL thing doesn't work out for Russ he'll make a great line-cook at IHOP. Hope he doesn't mind the slight drop off in salary.
The OLine was pretty solid against a vaunted front seven. Definitely a positive to build on heading towards the midway part of the season.
So next up it's Detroit, a formidable opponent in an early season slump that definitely can not be taken lightly. No matter how great our secondary is, if the front seven can't pressure Stafford early and often this game will not go according to plan, I can guarentee that much. This loss sucked on teams now occupying the Barclays Center type levels for sentimental reasons but all hope is not lost. Yeah it sucks to lose to the Digits and yeah it sucks to start off 0-3 in the division but I'm not worried. It's obvious that the talent is there and that this team is not far off from being one of the best teams in the league on a consistent basis. It didn't happen last week but I'm confident in the Seahawks ability to bounce back from a tough loss with a midly surprising win. Just when you're ready to shout SOS! from the top of the nearest, highest bridge while plummeting ferociously towards your near certain demise, Pete Carroll has the team ready to go and ready to quell the naysayers. Let's hope it happens again on Sunday.
Onwards and upwards my brothas. What do you all think mah brothas?
Here's a tune to get you ready for this Sunday because the Seahawks are surely gonna need a witness!
No comments:
Post a Comment